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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1956
Page
7
Erie report quotes county agricultural agent Mahlon Morley on curing tubers before storage at 70 to 80 degrees with high humidity. Air, temperature, and moisture matter. avoid deep piles and ensure air flow. Sprouting inhibitors sold under Doram tone Sprout Lok Potato Fix. Onions require dry storage with good air and mature dry bulbs should be kept. cull injured or thick-necked onions first. Good marketing is stressed alongside production.
ERIE reports farmers added 2.4 billion to farm mortgage debt in 1955. The rise, 26 percent above 1954, surpassed the 1937–40 average by 219 percent and marked the biggest borrowing spurt since 1923. Total mortgages averaged 7100 dollars, with about 335000 loans. Federal land banks, insurance firms, and banks all posted record activity.
Erie reports the feed bag tag helps dairy farmers see ingredients and minerals in the feed. County agent Mahlon Morley notes many minerals are bought cows do not need, with limestone calcium and yeast as examples. Yeast should be bought by protein content only.
Erie agricultural agent Mahlon Morley says quality poultry products fetch top prices. He notes 1000 laying hens yield about 15 thousand dozen eggs and 4000 to 5000 pounds of meat, with income rising if prices improve. Emphasizes clean eggs, frequent collection, careful grading, and proper egg-room storage to maintain quality and attract buyers.
Screw worms pose a serious danger to livestock during pasture season per Dr. W. H. Hay of Kansas State College. The screw worm fly lays eggs in open wounds, larvae develop quickly and can kill animals, but wounds heal readily with proper treatment. Brush control and early thorough treatment minimize losses.
Durward Hines of Erie joins the Farmers Home Administration Committee of Neosho County as a new member. The panel reviews loan eligibility for local farmers and Hines replaces Charles Kramer whose term expired. Other members are Wayne Brant and Russell Page, all farmers with three year terms.
Wayne Robinson of Kansas State College predicts feeder cattle prices will fall as 1956 calf numbers rise and more young cattle are sold off grass. He notes feeder demand weakens in late September or October with rising market supplies, though stronger slaughter cattle prices could bolster feeder demand.
Erie reports Neosho County needs more alfalfa acreage this fall says county agricultural agent Mahlon Morley. He advises growers to spray for aphids next spring and watch grasshopper damage this fall. A good seedbed and favorable moisture are essential.
Concho certified wheat seed will be available in quantity in Kansas this year, according to A. L. Clapp, agronomist.
Mist Kansas State College at Manhattan reports Concho wheat show resistance to leaf rust and stinking smut, soil borne mosaic virus, and some tolerance to western wheat streak mosaic virus. Other approved varieties include Ponca Commanche Cheyenne Tenmara Kiowa Pawnee Wichita and Triumph.
Minnesota North East experiment station reports on a worn field deliberately overcropped to zero yields. Four soil treatments lime, phosphate and potash, and combinations were tested to revive production. The field was split into four plots to compare outcomes with a legume-grass rebuilding phase continuing.
John Gorton notes that Kansas State College through the Agricultural Extension Service once advocated a deferred feeding method. The plan buys 400 pound calves in fall, winters them, grasses them through to August, then fall feeds until October or November. Many cattlemen found it profitable though results varied.
In a 1939 program, Nelson notes four soil treatment areas. Untreated soil remains mossy with willows and sparing grass. Limed plots show alfalfa and grass with two tons of hay in 1955. Phosphate and potash yield red clover and better grass near three tons of hay last year. Combined lime phosphate and potash yield good alfalfa and about 42 tons of hay in 1955.
Low mood in old alfalfa fields signals overuse of land says agronomist O W Bidwell of Kansas State College Manhattan. Alfalfa pulls moisture from depths over 20 feet causing clay soils to shrink and form deep cracks leading to surface cave-in.
A long‑missing soldier, Agatino dAntoni of Catania, saw a past ecard from Soviet Russia arrive for his family yesterday. The note bore the date July 20 1942, dashing renewed hopes as the family rereads the aging memorial.
Bill Riley handles auctioneering as lunch gathers Bank staff and Homebuilders class at Elsmore Methodist Church for a community fundraising event.
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